Jean: Hello everybody and welcome to another Authentic Real English from BBC Learning English with me Jean. 大家好，歡迎來到BBC學英語的純正地道英語節目，我是珍。

Diarmuid: And me Diarmuid. 我是圣保羅。

Jean: So, what are we going to talk about today Diarmuid? 圣保羅，我們今天要談論什么？

Diarmuid: I want to talk about my sister's wedding. 我想談我姐姐的婚禮。

Jean: Ah, how nice! 穆達的姐姐要結婚了。That will be a wonderful day. I'm sure you're looking forward to it. 那會是個盛大的日子。我確信你會很期待它。

Diarmuid: Yes, I am looking forward to it... being over. 是的，我一直期待著……

Jean: Oh, you don't sound very happy about it. 哦，你聽上去不是很高興嘛。

Diarmuid: Between you and me Jean, since she started planning this wedding, my sister has become very, how can I put it? Demanding. 告訴你個秘密吧，自從她開始籌備婚禮，我姐姐變得非常，怎么說呢？

Jean: Demanding 有很多要求的。

Diarmuid: Bossy.

Jean: Bossy 愛發號施令的。

Diarmuid: Even a bit hysterical.

Jean: Hysterical 情緒異常激動地。 結婚不是喜氣洋洋的事兒嗎？怎么會成了愛發號施令，要求繁瑣的情況了呢？Bossy, demanding—but why? A wedding day should be a happy occasion. 為什么呢，婚禮應該是個好事。

Diarmuid: Basically, she's out of control. She's become a bridezilla! 根本上說，她已經失去控制，變成了一個瘋狂的新娘。

Jean: Bridezilla? 聽起來又像是一個穆達特別喜歡用的混合詞。Is that a word made by putting two other words together?

Diarmuid: Yes, and it's today's word. Bridezilla. B.R.I.D.E.Z.I.L.L.A. Bridezilla. It's a combination of the words bride...

Jean: 新娘。

Diarmuid: And Godzilla.

Jean: Godzilla 哥斯拉。 這是個在日本和美國動畫片和電影中出現過的怪獸。Bridezilla 就是把這兩個字合起來，形容那些行為變得非常難以令人接受的準新娘們，簡直就是新娘怪物了。

Diarmuid: She's telling everyone what to do. She's demanding that everything is perfect for her big day. And if she doesn't get what she wants, she gets really upset. 她總是告訴每個人該做什么。她要求婚禮那天一切都是完美的。如果她得不到她想要的，她就會很失落。

Jean: What a nightmare! 真是個噩夢！

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Example

A: It's my wedding and it has to be perfect! It has to be a like a fairytale wedding and if it isn't perfect then I'll never forgive you. It's my special day and everything has to be the way I want it! 這是我的婚禮，它應該是完美的！它應該想童話故事里面的婚禮一樣，如果它不完美，我將不會原諒你。這是我特別的日子，任何事都應該像我想的那樣進行。

B: Alright, alright, no need to be a bridezilla. 好吧，好吧，你不應該成為一個難纏的新娘。

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Jean: I'm sure your sister isn't as bad as the bride in the example there. 我想你的姐姐應該不會比例子里面的新娘更糟糕了吧。

Diarmuid: Maybe not, but she certainly knows how to let everyone know when she's not happy. 或許沒有吧，但是她一定知道在她不高興的時候讓每個人都知道。

Jean: All women know how to do that Diarmuid. 所有女人都知道怎么做，圣保羅。

Diarmuid: And quite a few men too. 還有一些男人也會。

Jean: Well, that's all for today now. Now when is the wedding? 嗯，今天就到這了。婚禮什么時候進行？

Diarmuid: It's at the weekend so wish us all luck. 這周末，祝我們都好運吧。

Jean: I'm sure she won't become a monster. 我保證她不會成為難纏的新娘的。